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Sen. Markwayne #Mullin (R-Okla.) lashed out against
Sen. Bernie #Sanders (I-Vt.)
over Obamacare during a Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday
for President Trump’s surgeon general pick, #Casey

Conduent Data Breach Notification Letters Sent to Millions
as Ransomware Group Claims
⚡️ 8 Terabytes Stolen in One of the Largest U.S. Incidents.
Letters began reaching affected individuals this month detailing a major data breach at #Conduent Business Services, LLC,
a government technology contractor that processes payments, healthcare claims, and back-office services for clients n…

Conduent Data Breach - Largest Data Breach in U.S. History As Ransomware Group Stolen 8 TB of Data
Conduent Data Breach Notification Letters Sent to Millions as Ransomware Group Claims 8 Terabytes Stolen in One of the Largest U.S. Incidents.

The uncertain brightness and tail(s) development of #Kreutz #comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) is one thing - see the curves in https://astro.vanbuitenen.nl/comet/2026A1 and https://aerith.net/comet/catalog/2026A1/2026A1.html for guesses and https://cobs.si/obs_list?id=2688 for the current value which is ~8.5 mag. - but the viewing geometry is the other: here it is for 51.5° North (my place Bochum) and 22.5° South (Windhoek) as the view is much better from the southern hemisphere.
The table first gives the elongation (angle between comet and Sun in the sky) and the phase angle (the angle Sun - comet - Earth) which nearing 180° can lead to significant boost of brightness by forward scattering on dust.
And this is followed by the altitude of the comet at the solar depressions given in the top line, for Bochum and Windhoek: sunset and end of civilian twilight and for the latter also the end of nautical and astronomical twilight, i.e. the onset of night. Also of importance is the angle of a hypothetical dust tail (simulated in https://hdr-astrophotography.com) after perihelion, also much better in the South: https://britastro.org/section_news_item/c-2026-a1-maps-a-kreutz-group-sungrazer - but first MAPS has to survive the latter *and* release a lot of dust at the right time ...

#TuneTuesday #WhatShallWeDrink

New Canadian citizenship law prompts interest from eager Americans
#USA #CANADA
https://www…

So you want to be Canadian, eh? New laws have Americans rushing to seek dual citizenship
Bill C-3 took effect Dec. 15, 2025, and opened up citizenship to anyone born before that date who could prove they have a direct Canadian ancestor

#Sandyfire #CAwx
https://protect.genasys.com/fullscreen

Lola being an adorable little princess on a blanket pedestal
#Caturday #cats #CatsOfMastdon

Color Therapy. Noisy evolution.
Two snapshots of my piece C-SCAPE, 2022, a multi-organism 1.5D cellular automata simulation. Patterns of symbiosis and annihilation.
Made with #CSCAPE

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Cocteau Twins:
🎵 Lorelei
#CocteauTwins
https://micahtewersofficial.bandcamp.com/track/lorelei-cocteau-twins
https://open.spotify.com/track/1ZnXuijpwEBjhNxpEnb8WH

Oh wow, if those specs will really hold and the manufacturing will really scale, this looks like grid energy storage will be a solved problem on a very, very short timeline. And with way cleaner manufacturing process.
Extremely good news
#CleanTech #Renewables

Volkswagen-backed Gotion launches "Gnascent" sodium-ion battery: up to 261 Wh/kg with mass production ready
Volkswagen Gotion High-Tech unveils "Gnascent" sodium-ion battery: high-energy version hits 261 Wh/kg.

The #comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) is now also in the field of view of the coronagraph CCOR-1: https://ccor.nrl.navy.mil/ccor_realtime/last_image_MinBckgnd.png = the latest image (the one here is from 14:00 UTC), https://ccor.nrl.navy.mil/realtime-movie = an animation up to now (and see https://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/c3/1024/latest.html for the LASCO C3 view).

#California #DMV is about to exhaust its
#9ZZZ999
pattern for license plates
What pattern will replace it?

"Pass the key, passwords have passed their sell-by date"
#cybersecurity

Pass the key, passwords have passed their sell-by date
: NCSC passes judgment: passkeys pass muster, passwords fail

Not an Ice Cream truck!
Calliope tribute: #calliope #notAI

Didn't hear Sam Keith passed last month. He was a master. Loved his Maxx and Pitt stuff, and he did some Hulk and others too. RIP to a serious talent.
#comics #ComicArt #SamKeith

The #comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) is joined by a nice CME in the CCOR-1 image from 22:00 UTC.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Chinese American Bear:
🎵 Turn Up the Radio (把收音机开大点)
#ChineseAmericanBear
https://chineseamericanbear.bandcamp.com/track/turn-up-the-radio
https://open.spotify.com/track/6t9nPEkzsdNixwdHKrmxsZ

IMHO: the ad is just a little too low-budget amateur to graduate fully from 'massive cringe' (my overriding reaction lol) to socially disruptive 'parody' but OK, I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt I guess?
Aside: what i take away from this is that car salespeople of all genders are incapable of not being creepy or cringy-af. lol
#ad #mysogynism #carsalesman

C question: I never use const for POD datatypes, except, maybe, for functions. Does it make sense for you to do something like this:
void foo(void)
{
const int x = 32;
// Do stuff
}
Do you do this? Why?
#cpp

I’m taking #commissions #art

Pixel art PFP
Commission available on Ko-fi.com

The #comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) will soon leave the FOV of CCOR-1: cropped pictures from 18:15 and 21:30 UTC on 25 April - and the also the bottom of https://skyweek.wordpress.com/2026/04/15/das-zodiakallicht-hinter-dem-mond-und-die-venus/ for many more images!

Faygate Roundabout. #WestSussex #Horsham #Cycling Please share and sign the petition. ht…

#Cython promises to make "writing #C extensions for Python as easy as #Python itself." The reality is: learn C's mental model, express it in Python syntax, and use a separate diagnostic tool to verif…

faster-python-bench/docs/cython-minefield.md at main · cemrehancavdar/faster-python-bench
Contribute to cemrehancavdar/faster-python-bench development by creating an account on GitHub.

Mystery Road: Origin - Fernsehfilme und Serien | ARTE
Mystery Road (2018) | Season 1 Official Trailer
#krimi #crimi
#c

Go AVs!
#hockey #colorado

Wild vs. Avalanche Game 2 prediction: Odds, best bets, picks for Stanley Cup playoffs Tuesday - NHL
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It's #Caturday? I wasn't aware

#IsraelIsATerroristState #BoycottIsrael #IsraeliWarCrimes #FreePalestine

How British imperialism paved the way for the Nakba
15 May marked 78 years since the Nakba, the brutal terror campaign waged by Zionist forces against Palestinians to found the state of Israel. British imperialis

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ClassicalMixtape
Johann Sebastian Bach, Alina Ibragimova, Alexei Ogrintchouk & Swedish Chamber Orchestra:
🎵 Concerto for oboe, violin & strings in C minor BWV.1060 (2nd mvt)
https://open.spotify.com/track/2NulkiwtGWhsyMMbdVbzcP

Record heat 🔥 has caused an early snowmelt in the West, setting the stage for a potentially brutal fire season.
🔥 Mamas, it’s time to advocate for clean air filters in schools
and resilient local infrastructure.
#FireSeason #ClimateResilience

A snowy, rainy storm is hitting California. Will it curb the coming fire risk?
This storm is the main precipitation expected in the foreseeable future. The weather pattern may allow for occasional rain, but more storms are unlikely to change the trajectory.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #ChrisHawkins
Goldfrapp:
🎵 Black Cherry
#Goldfrapp
https://pilotswatchingstars.bandcamp.com/track/black-cherry-goldfrapp-cover
https://open.spotify.com/track/7BPFGUUcPiIaj89HeQjhdx

🇺🇦 Auf #radioeins läuft...
Commodores:
🎵 I Like What You Do
#NowPlaying #Commodores
https://edits4you.bandcamp.com/track/commodores-i-like-what-you-do-ugeezy-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/2bZoSHViuk53Z1mx8rD2vM

"Are government subsidies undermining conservation efforts in Australia?"
#Australia #Conservation

Are government subsidies undermining conservation efforts in Australia?
Australia has long struggled to reconcile its environmental ambitions with the structure of its economy. The country is both a global biodiversity stronghold and a major exporter of resources, agricultural commodities, and energy. A new study led by Paul Elton of the Australian National University suggests that this tension is embedded not only in land […]

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Can:
🎵 Vitamin C
#Can
https://kandinski1.bandcamp.com/track/can-vitamin-c-kandinski-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/2Td5FqApG1uDhhoBvrOxOH

I love how housecats are just teacup tigers. Like- all cats act exactly the same. They all have the same mannerisms, instinctual grooming routines, etc. And it's wild. Literally.
#Caturday

#bluesky is going the way of #twitter
with new leadership due to financial pressure, they are going to cave and ruin some aspect of it
My unfounded speculation is some #crypto tie-in shit, since it's owned and run by

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Is Stepping Down
Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will take over as interim CEO as Bluesky’s board of directors hunts for a permanent replacement.

El otro día me di cuenta que en #colladoVillalba estšn apareciendo como setas cšmaras de vigilancia de esta compañía https://solfixsmartcity.com/

Savannah Banana's Robert Anthony Cruz catches a flyball in a unique... but strangely familiar way. 🤣
#superherolanding #backflip #bananaball

Mendocino County News : #mendocino #california

Mendo Local Weekly News — May 3, 2026
Whale die-off hits home and federal agents make arrests in Willits and Gualala

The Downs family brought the drip🧊| #dallascowboys #nfl #draft #calebdowns

I like to think that a Prefect of the Dicastery is responsible for crafting all of the Pope’s #miniatures.
(It’s not—it’s like a Departmental Secretary, in this case for making legal interpretations—but headcanon trumps #church canon… at least according to my headcanon. 😇)

Huge thanks to @… for Solar Fox on C64! 🔥👊
#C64 #Commodore #Commodore64

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Chinese American Bear:
🎵 I Wanna Go Home (我想回家)
#ChineseAmericanBear
https://chineseamericanbear.bandcamp.com/track/i-wanna-go-home
https://open.spotify.com/track/13DBnna70EeCFqQGDGU22E

Trump is hosting right-wing leaders from across Latin America in Miami
for a summit discussing his so-called
"Shield of the Americas initiative".
This comes as the U.S. deploys special forces to #Ecuador
and as Trump hints about regime change in #Cuba.
💥“This summit is … an opportun…

“Donroe Doctrine” Summit: Trump Seeks to Build Right-Wing Power Bloc in Latin America
President Trump is hosting right-wing leaders from across Latin America in Miami for a summit discussing his so-called Shield of the Americas initiative. This comes as the U.S. deploys special forces to Ecuador and as Trump hints about regime change in Cuba. “This summit is … an opportunity for Trump to play out a moment of imperial fantasy in front of fans in South Florida,” says Jake Johnston, director of international research at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. The leaders…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #CraigCharles
Dexys Midnight Runners:
🎵 Dance Stance
#DexysMidnightRunners
https://westwoodonearchives.bandcamp.com/track/dance-stance-demo-version-mix
https://open.spotify.com/track/2kL9sdbolZUoZVyEYXSkko

Northside Cutlery, #Chicago. They a) sell knives (some quite high end, including imported), b) sharpen and rescue knives, and c) will teach you how to sharpen them. Electron micrographs of "Science of Sharp"

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #FridayNightIsMusicNight
Clara Schumann & Clare Hammond:
🎵 4 Polonaises Op.1 ; No.4 In C;
#ClaraSchumann #ClareHammond

Some of the sharpest criticism Trump has faced in the early days of the Iran war has come from once-loyal media figures far more accustomed to singing his praises.
Tucker #Carlson, Megyn #Kelly and Matt #Walsh are among those to expre…

Iran war shows cracks in Trump's conservative media support
Some of the sharpest criticism President Donald Trump has faced in the early days of the Iran war has come from once-loyal media figures more accustomed to singing his praises. The conservative media infrastructure has grown so influential and valuable to the Republican president when everything runs smoothly that it's noticeable when there's discontent. Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly and Matt Walsh are among the notable figures to express some dismay, much of it centered around the influence of I…

Swing you Sinners! Almost a hundred years ago, classic cartoon gags and reflections of racist USA:
#media

Whatever eagerly awaited #Kreutz #comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) is up to - see also https://groups.io/g/comets-ml/topic/118409957 and https://nitter.net/JAtanackov/status/2035718257060036738 and https://scicomm.xyz/@qicheng@cometary.org/116262858373488354 - less than two weeks from perihelion, it has developed a long plasma tail now: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=25816609931372735 (Rhemann & Jäger yesterday with a 12 inch telescope; full and detail).

Just did Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates and it was easily one of the best, funniest comedies I've seen in a while. Just unreal 😂
#movies

A ★★★★★ diary entry for Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Compuphonic:
🎵 Metropolis
#NowPlaying #Compuphonic
https://compuphonicofficial.bandcamp.com/album/metropolis
https://open.spotify.com/track/7x1ImHNHZq22LRlcGXGCjy

MAGA loves a villain
Ken #Paxton’s scandals helped him undermine John #Cornyn as the Texas GOP Senate primary goes to a runoff
https://www.

Texas primary shows that MAGA loves a villain
Ken Paxton’s scandals helped him undermine John Cornyn as the GOP Senate primary goes to a runoff

Donald Trump’s illegal war in Iran is so unpopular, his own former spokesperson is calling him out.
During an appearance on Fox News Monday night, #Caroline #Sunshine pointed to a statement from Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine,
who said that the United States could “expect to take additional los…

Former Trump Spokeswoman Turns on Him Over Iran War
Caroline Sunshine, who was a spokeswoman for Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, is not thrilled with his recent decisions.

From the Buckeyes to the ‘Boys ⭐️ | #dallascowboys #nfl #draft #calebdowns

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Cécile Chaminade & Hiroko Ishimoto:
🎵 Valse-Caprice, Op. 33
#CécileChaminade #HirokoIshimoto

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #EasternEchoes
Céline Dessberg:
🎵 Selenge
#CélineDessberg
https://open.spotify.com/track/1VuaRkOJ2bSda5r9Xs0NZ4

I’m taking #commissions #art

Zentangle Heart
Commission available on Ko-fi.com

Coyote vs. ACME #CoyoteVsACME

Coyote vs. ACME trailer
As I wrote here back in January, Coyote vs. ACME is coming to theaters in August, and the official trailer just dropped. It looks amazing, and I’m psyched to see this — so glad it got s…

Sequential Fragmentation of C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) After Its Near-Sun Passage: #comet breaking up: https://esahubble.org/news/heic2606/ and https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-unexpectedly-catches-comet-breaking-up/ (the paper as submitted had been discussed by me last November in https://skyweek.wordpress.com/2025/11/26/heute-beginnt-die-tagung-des-esa-ministerrats/ - "So sah Hubble den Kometen C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) zerbrechen").

Ryan Goodman
on #Congress’ role
& Gorsuch’s concurring opinion
in the Tariff decision

"Trump Destroyed the EV Industry, Just When We Need it Most”
And Mark Carney and Doug Ford just went along for the ride.
I “filled" my EV yesterday (200km) for $8.
This is the same price as it would have been a month ago.
This is not a brag. This is a statement of fact and a call to action.
#EV #EndFossilFuels #EndFossilWars #ClimateAction #IranUSIsraelWar

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Chinese American Bear:
🎵 Mama (妈妈)
#ChineseAmericanBear
https://chineseamericanbear.bandcamp.com/track/mama
https://open.spotify.com/track/5lIHqThQVZmGFZIIn7B2ys

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Radio3InConcert
Ludwig van Beethoven & Cédric Tiberghien:
🎵 Sonata No. 30 In E Major Op.109
#LudwigvanBeethoven #CédricTiberghien

An eight-minute exchange at the end of #Casey #Means’ two-hour confirmationhearing captured the potential and the predicament the MAHA movement has created for itself.
Means -- an entrepreneurial wellness influencer with a medical degree from Stanford -- appeared on Wednesday at the Senate health committee -- to be conf…

Surgeon general nominee and senator face off over vaccines and ‘shared decision-making’
Casey Means wanted to talk about chronic disease. But Bill Cassidy wanted to hear about her views on vaccines.

This week's #ThursDayFiveList theme is #ColorfulPictures:
Pixies - Oyster Beds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhnOjRjuKhM

The First Quantitative Study of #Cometary Tail Regrowth following a Coronal Mass Ejection-driven Disconnection Event: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ae3bdb -> Watching C/2023 P1 Regrow Its Tail: https://aasnova.org/2026/04/13/comets-are-lizards-watching-c-2023-p1-regrow-its-tail/

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Radio3InConcert
Johannes Brahms & Cédric Tiberghien:
🎵 28 Variations On A Theme By Paganini Op.35 Book 2
#JohannesBrahms #CédricTiberghien
https://open.spotify.com/track/4vkqi5dSvHacpSjWXSGfCE

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #CraigCharles
Fontaines D.C.:
🎵 Too Real (6 Music Festival, 31 March 2019)
#FontainesDC
https://fontainesdc.bandcamp.com/album/too-real
https://open.spotify.com/track/0vI2WYHfSUUNvXv2OdmhFs

The marquee matchup for the open US Senate seat in North Carolina will begin to resolve into focus Tuesday,
with a well-known former Democratic governor and a Donald Trump-endorsed but untested Republican appearing to lead the field.
In the Democratic primary, former two-term governor Roy #Cooper is ahead in recent polling against the slate of other candidates who have never held elected office.…

Today it took Michael Jäger and Gerald Rhemann a 12-inch telescope and 27 minutes of total exposure time to show #comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) this nicely: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2382646772252141 - but if it stays the course (brightness-wise speaking) it could be quite impressive for much smaller gear as well as the human eye just a month from now.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #ElSonido
Caifanes:
🎵 La célula que explota
#Caifanes
https://djagustin.bandcamp.com/track/caifanes-la-celula-que-explota-dj-agustin-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/5mB0MGsRfKZALHrXjnktCK

The British Ministry of Defence (MoD)
has said it is ⚠️moving families from the RAF Akrotiri airbase in #Cyprus
⚡️after it was targeted in a suspected Iranian drone strike last night
at around midnight local time (22:00 GMT), in an attack which caused limited damage but no casualties,
🔥Cyprus has put authorities on alert,
closing schools and evacuating people where necessary,

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ClassicalLive
Jean Sibelius, Danish National Symphony Orchestra & Susanna Mälkki:
🎵 Symphony No. 7 in C, Op. 105
#JeanSibelius #DanishNationalSymphonyOrchestra #SusannaMälkki

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #ChrisHawkins
Anna Calvi:
🎵 Is This All There Is? (feat. Matt Berninger)
#AnnaCalvi
https://annacalvi.bandcamp.com/track/computer-love
https://open.spotify.com/track/3hAo6PQv3Qc6wBOvqn7ytU

RE: #corruption

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Chalk:
🎵 I.D.C.
#Chalk
https://chalkbelfast.bandcamp.com/track/i-d-c

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, Carolus Antonius Fodor & Anthony Halstead:
🎵 Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op 19
#NetherlandsRadioChamberOrchestra #CarolusAntoniusFodor #AnthonyHalstead

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Chalk:
🎵 I.D.C.
#Chalk
https://chalkbelfast.bandcamp.com/track/i-d-c

Finally made it a little further in Stray 😻
#Steam #SteamDeck #Stray #gaming #cats

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Radio3InConcert
Ludwig van Beethoven, Cédric Tiberghien & Alina Ibragimova:
🎵 Romance No. 1 In G Major Op.40
#LudwigvanBeethoven #CédricTiberghien #AlinaIbragimova
https://open.spotify.com/track/5q2fIZKn7ojaVuYvT1SkXw

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #SundaySoul
Chagrin d’amour:
🎵 Chacun Fait (C'Qui Lui Plait) (dub instrumental)
#Chagrindamour
https://daim.bandcamp.com/track/chagrin-damour
https://open.spotify.com/track/5TpIQ1tVlPnm4SHObswUU6

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Gabriel Fauré, Xavier Phillips & Cédric Tiberghien:
🎵 Berceuse Op.16
#GabrielFauré #XavierPhillips #CédricTiberghien

Conan in charcoal by Rob De La Torre
#Conan #art #ConanTheBarbarian #RobDeLaTorre

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Chinese American Bear:
🎵 All the People (所有人)
#ChineseAmericanBear
https://chineseamericanbear.bandcamp.com/track/all-the-people
https://open.spotify.com/track/4P1jRNtwsrEx72UfiZnlIv

Attempting to pick #comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) ouf of dawn today in MŸn at 55°N, at 4:13, :33 and :39 CEDT: solar depressions 14.5°, 12 1/3° and 11 3/4°, comet elevations 7 1/3°, 10° and 10 3/4° - so darker sky is more important that higher elevation. Visually the comet was underwhelming in 11x70 binoculars: that's certainly one for (bigger) cameras, not the eye. And the viewing window is closing fast anyway.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Can:
🎵 Vitamin C
#Can
https://open.spotify.com/track/2Td5FqApG1uDhhoBvrOxOH

Lots of fascinating detail in the plasma tail of #comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) this morning in an image by Christoph Gerhard with a 30-cm telescope: https://www.klostersternwarte.de/aktuelles/ein-überraschender-komet-c-2025-r3-panstarrs - this one will stay with us (Northerners) for another three week low before/at dawn before getting lost in the Sun's glare (when dust forward scattering could brighten it even more).

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #InTune
Lili Boulanger, Alina Ibragimova & Cédric Tiberghien:
🎵 Nocturne
#LiliBoulanger #AlinaIbragimova #CédricTiberghien
#Spotify

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Antonio Salieri, Susan Milan, David Theodore, City of London Sinfonia & Richard Hickox:
🎵 Concerto in C major for flute and oboe (3rd mvt)
#AntonioSalieri #SusanMilan #DavidTheodore #CityofLondonSinfonia #RichardHickox

"Star Gaze", digital collage by Vesperalia, 2017
#art #collage #surrealist #surrealism

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #WoPop
César Camargo Mariano:
🎵 Metrópole
#CésarCamargoMariano
https://open.spotify.com/track/46MHSJrZKl92tIiD6rGBSB

So the new #Kreutz #comet #MAPS is *still* following the constant rapid rise in brightness it has shown since discovery: a dumb extrapolation - https://cobs.si/analysis/?comet=2688&from_date=2026-01-15 00:00&to_date=2026-04-30 00:00&observation_type=V&observation_type=C&plot_x_value=1&plot_y_value=1&fit_option=1&exclude_faint=on&exclude_issue=on&observer=&association=&country=&compare_values=compare - has it get 10,000-times brighter than the Sun at its extremely close perihelion which makes so sense at all, of course, physically.
"It must therefore be assumed that this increase in activity will level off significantly in the near future," writes https://fg-kometen.vdsastro.de/koj_2026/c2026a1/26a1eaus.htm: "More likely are parameters m m0=12.0 mag / n=4 (or even lower), which would still result in a (very short-term) maximum brightness of about –9 mag (but this would probably still be significantly too bright) – always assuming that the comet survives its perihelion passage unscathed."
For other views see http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iau/cbet/005600/CBET005663.txt and https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.17626 and https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10236580364221799 and https://cometografia.es/cometa-kreutz-2026-a1-maps-analisis/ - and the actual brightness is tracked at https://cobs.si/obs_list?id=2688 where it has reached ~11.5 mag. now.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Chalk:
🎵 I.D.C.
#Chalk
https://chalkbelfast.bandcamp.com/track/i-d-c

From the instruction book for the JVC Nivico Stereo Radio Cassette Recorder 9475LS, 1975
#cassettes #CassetteTapes #PhysicalMedia #JVC

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Chalk:
🎵 I.D.C.
#Chalk
https://chalkbelfast.bandcamp.com/track/i-d-c

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Charlotte Gainsbourg:
🎵 Deadly Valentine
#CharlotteGainsbourg
https://charlottegainsbourg.bandcamp.com/track/deadly-valentine-soulwax-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/0pfTlQJBOV4LUmF8qqrVy5

art by James Stokoe
#art #Godzilla #illustration #comics #ComicArt

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #EasternEchoes
Cherub Chains:
🎵 VŠo cši Chết
#CherubChains
https://cherubchains.bandcamp.com/track/v-o-c-i-ch-t
https://open.spotify.com/track/3a3RPFnHjPZ9zzUbrbYSV9

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Chalk:
🎵 I.D.C.
#Chalk

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Can:
🎵 Vitamin C
#Can
https://kandinski1.bandcamp.com/track/can-vitamin-c-kandinski-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/2Td5FqApG1uDhhoBvrOxOH